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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Graduate Students Submit Compelling Manuscripts – Largest Issue to Date<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>With an editor-in-chief introductory essay, an invited faculty contribution, and five graduate student articles, Volume 2, Issue 2 of the <span lang=EN>San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science (SJSU SLIS) </span><i><a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/">Student Research Journal</a></i> (<i>SRJ</i>) is the largest issue published to date. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The editorial team of the peer-reviewed, open source online publication reviewed submissions from graduate students in the <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/programs/master-library-and-information-science-mlis">Master of Library and Information Science</a> (MLIS) program at San Jose State University and graduate programs at other universities worldwide. After countless hours spent selecting and editing manuscripts, the <i>SRJ</i> editorial team published the latest issue in early 2013. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the journal’s fourth published issue, and it continues to showcase graduate student writing, covering a variety of research areas. The mix of topics explored by the student researchers heightens the knowledge shared with the library and information science (LIS) community, as well as demonstrates the <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/prospective-students/explore-career-pathways">wide range of careers</a> MLIS students can pursue in the LIS field. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>Volume 2, Issue 2 of the </span><i>SRJ</i> features:<u><o:p></o:p></u></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white'><a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/1/">Getting Better</a>, Elyse Meyers, SRJ Editor-in-Chief, SJSU SLIS<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white'><a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/2/">Crisis Informatics: Perspectives of Trust – is Social Media Mixed Blessing?</a>, Dr. Christine Hagar, Assistant Professor, SJSU SLIS<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white'><a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/3/">Collaboration as an Essential Tool in Information Literacy Education 9-16: Context, Qualities and Implications</a>; Samantha Godbey; SJSU SLIS<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white'><a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/4/">Information Literacy Instruction for Upper-Year Undergraduate Students: A Stratified Course-Integrated Approach</a>, Stacey Nordlund, SJSU SLIS<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white'><a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/5/">Consider the Source: The Value of Source Code to Digital Preservation Strategies</a>, Michel Castagne, The University of British Columbia<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white'><a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/6/">Preserving Film Preservation in the Digital Era</a>, Becca Bastron, SJSU SLIS<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white'><a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/7/">Using Technology to Connect Public Libraries and Teens</a>, Susan M W Aplin, SJSU SLIS<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'>The articles are freely available online in PDF format at: <a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/">http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=BodyA style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Call for Submissions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.2in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>The <i>SRJ</i> is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to showcase and publish their work. The <i>SRJ</i> invites original research or critical review essay manuscripts</span> from graduate students at any university <span style='color:black'>on topics in the fields of information science theory, policy, application, or practice. Please extend our <a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/call_for_submissions.html">call for submissions</a> to graduate students you may know and feel free to share this announcement with colleagues and friends.</span><span style='color:#333399'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.2in;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.2in;background:white'><strong><span lang=EN style='color:#1F497D'>About the <i>Student Research Journal</i><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.2in;background:white'><strong><span lang=EN style='font-weight:normal'>The<i> SRJ</i></span></strong><span lang=EN> </span>promotes <span style='color:black'>graduate scholarship and intellectual inquiry in library and information science, archives and records management, and museum studies</span><span lang=EN> through publishing two issues annually and </span>accepts submissions on a rolling basis<span lang=EN>. </span><span style='color:black'>It is</span> San Jose State University’s first student-governed research journal. For more information about the <i>SRJ</i>, please visit: <a href="http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/">http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>About SJSU SLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science offers two fully online master’s degrees, a fully online certificate program, and a doctoral program: Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS),<b> </b>Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA), Post-Master’s Certificate in Library and Information Science, and the San Jose Gateway PhD Program. Let the learning begin: <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>